Why data isn't the new oil

Stuart Sumner
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Jason Foster, CEO and founder of data and analytics strategy consultancy Cynozure, explains that we need a new analogy for data, without some of the negative connotations of oil

Data isn't the new oil, contrary to what many technology experts and commentators have been saying for years, according to Jason Foster, CEO and founder of data and analytics strategy consultancy C...

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